Music · Music genre
Rockabilly
1950s fusion of country and R&B - slapback bass, electric guitar twang.
7
songs
From 1964 to 1970, it is heard on seven recordings. Both ends are Lennon's, 'I'll Cry Instead' first and 'One After 909' last. 'Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby' and 'Honey Don't' are two of them. On 'Run for Your Life', it is built on 'Baby Let's Play House', and the early takes carry a slap-back echo on the vocal. On 'I'll Cry Instead', Jonathan Gould called it rockabilly-styled. Of those, 'Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby' is at a very fast tempo, one of only six of their recordings at that pace.
See alsoRecurring words:honeyChord degree:IV–I–V–ISong form:12-bar bluesChord shape:C → G → D → GAssistant engineer:Jerry BoysChord literal:E → A → E → BChord literal:E → B7Equipment:Gretsch 6119 Tennessean
Analysis
Every song on this page, across all of them: genre and covered from.
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early1 · 20%
Mid-period3 · 60%
Late1 · 20%
By Album
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Songs(5 of 8)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'll Cry Instead | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | Genre | Jonathan Gould called it rockabilly-styled |
| 2 | Another Girl | 1965 | Help! | Paul | Genre | - |
| 3 | Run for Your Life | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | Genre | It is built on 'Baby Let's Play House', and the early takes carry a slap-back echo on the vocal |
| 4 | What Goes On | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Ringo | Genre | - |
| 5 | One After 909 | 1970 | Let It Be | John, Paul | Genre | - |
I'll Cry Instead
1964·A Hard Day's Night·John
Jonathan Gould called it rockabilly-styled
Another Girl
1965·Help!·Paul
Run for Your Life
1965·Rubber Soul·John
It is built on 'Baby Let's Play House', and the early takes carry a slap-back echo on the vocal
What Goes On
1965·Rubber Soul·Ringo
One After 909
1970·Let It Be·John
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